22 Habits of Happy People

    By Dr. Mercola

    Many people spend their lives waiting to be happy. You may think, “if only I had more money,” or “could lose weight,” or you fill in the blank, then I would be happy.
    Well here’s a secret: you can be happy right now. It’s not always easy, but you

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    Women's Health Links

    Below you will find a listing of websites devoted to women's health topics including pregnancy, menopause, breast cancer, proper nutrition, exercise, fitness and more. 

    Healthline

    Our editorial philosophy is to use relevant and accurate content to promote a healthy lifestyle and facilitate disease prevention, as well as to offer clinically significant, medically reviewed information for those who are seeking answers to their health questions. All original content is produced by highly skilled writers or

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    9 Must-Know Fat Loss Tips for Weight Management

    By Gary Matthews

    Ever wondered why there are so many diets around out there and people are just getting fatter and fatter. We now know that fad and repeat dieting don’t work, so what does! I have put together 9 fat loss tips below

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    10 Things the Processed Food Industry Doesn't Want You To Know

    We've been led to believe that processed foods seem like the answer to today’s busy lives. New fads and fancy advertisements make promises that keep us coming back for more. The sad reality is that processed products are everywhere we look, making them increasingly harder to avoid.

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    5 Mistakes Beginner Lifters Make

    5 Mistakes Beginner Lifters Make

    Written on July 30, 2013 at 12:01 am, by Eric Cressey

    A lot has been made of how easily one can make progress in the first year of strength training programs. It’s possible for beginner lifters to drop body fat and gain muscle mass at

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    Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Associations

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    Obesity a Disease? How Fitness Professionals Can Help

    By Dr. Georgene Collins

    The blogosphere is abuzz since the American Medical Association made a landmark decision to label obesity a disease in June. Although new for the AMA, other professional organizations previously considered obesity a disease. For example, Medicare removed language from its operations manual in 2004 that obesity was

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    Aging & Physical Activity Resources

    Aging & Physical Activity

    People who stayed physically active into old age tended to have larger brains than those who did not exercise in the study, published today in the journal Neurology. The brain typically shrinks in late adulthood, and this shrinkage is believed to play a role in age-related memory decline. The

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    Intestinal Permeability

    Intestinal permeability, or ‘leaky gut syndrome’ is receiving increasing attention as the hard-to-deal factor in patients being treated for food intolerances. Hyperpermeability is also associated with Coeliac disease, alcoholism, Crohn’s disease, atopic eczema, chronic giardiasis and intestinal candidosis. It has long been known that fibre in the diet is important

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